Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Photo: Damien Day

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Sisters, brothers and fathers of the Congregation of of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary gather at the state capitol around the statue of St. Damien de Veuster on his feast day, May 10, for the draping of a lei and prayers. The Belgian-born saint was a member of their religious congregation. The pandemic […]

Photo: Scholarship aid

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Augustine Educational Foundation director Sue Ferandin laughs as she’s handed a bag of cash and coins equaling $665.05, the amount collected by fourth-graders at St. John Vianney School in Kailua for the organization, which gives scholarships to Hawaii Catholic school students. The students chose AEF as their cause after discussing various ways they could give […]

Family of religious scouting award recipients

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The annual Scout Mass and Awards Ceremony took place on March 6 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. It recognized scouts who earned religious awards in both 2019 and 2020, covering two years because the pandemic canceled last year’s ceremony. This year’s gathering also recognized those who participated in the virtual St. […]

Photo: Memorializing their loss

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Bishop Larry Silva celebrated a special Mass on the feast of the Annunciation, March 25, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu with a ceremony for families to remember and name their miscarried children.  After Mass, those that wanted to could take a photo with Bishop Silva. The liturgy was part of the start […]

Photo: Prayers to end abortion

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Prayers to end abortion Members of Hui Maluaha, the Damien Memorial Students for Life group, and others pray and hold signs in front of the offices of Planned Parenthood Honolulu March 6 as part of the 40 Days for Life, an international multi-denominational campaign of prayer and fasting aimed at ending abortion. (Photo courtesy of […]

Photos: Inscribing their names

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Catechumens sign the Book of the Elect at the Rite of Election Feb. 21 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa as Bishop Larry Silva welcomes them. Hawaii this year will have 150 catechumens baptized and receiving the sacraments of confirmation and holy Eucharist in their parishes this Easter Vigil April 3. Because of the pandemic, […]

Photos: Ashes in a pandemic

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Clockwise from far left: Students at Sacred Hearts School in Lahaina, Maui, receive ashes sprinkled on their heads during Ash Wednesday Mass on Feb. 17. Distributing the ashes were Missionaries of Faith Father Robert Ni Ni and Deacon Randy Kokke, a visiting deacon from California. Students receive ashes with a Q-tip at the Newman Center/Holy […]